In the anion HCOO - the two carbon-oxygen bonds are found to be of equal length. What is the reason for it?

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In the anion HCOO - the two carbon-oxygen bonds are found to be of equal length. What is the reason for it? (A) Electronic orbits of carbon atom are hybridised (B) The C = O bond is weaker than the C - O bond (C) The anion HCOO - has two resonating structures (D) The anion is obtained by removal of a proton from the acid molecule

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Correct answer is (c) The anion HCOO - has two resonating structures

Q. In the anion $H CO O^{-}$ the two carbon-oxygen bonds are found to be of equal length. What is the reason for it?

Electronic orbits of carbon atom are hybridised

The $C = O$ bond is weaker than the $C - O$ bond

The anion $H CO O^{-}$ has two resonating structures

The anion is obtained by removal of a proton from the acid molecule

Correct answer is (c) The anion $H CO O^{-}$ has two resonating structures

Q. In the anion HCOO− the two carbon-oxygen bonds are found to be of equal length. What is the reason for it?

Electronic orbits of carbon atom are hybridised

The C=O bond is weaker than the C−O bond

The anion HCOO− has two resonating structures

The anion is obtained by removal of a proton from the acid molecule

Correct answer is (c) The anion HCOO− has two resonating structures

Q. In the anion $H CO O^{-}$ the two carbon-oxygen bonds are found to be of equal length. What is the reason for it?

The $C = O$ bond is weaker than the $C - O$ bond

The anion $H CO O^{-}$ has two resonating structures

Correct answer is (c) The anion $H CO O^{-}$ has two resonating structures